TELEGRAM TO N. N. KUZMIN[1]

Published:First published in 1942 inLenin Miscellany XXXIV.

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8. IV. 1919

Kuzmin,Military Commissar of the 6th ArmyVologda or Plesetskayaor present whereabouts

Yourtelegrams give me the impression that the British
are deceiving us. Therefore, while by no means anticipating
the orders your military superior may give you, I, for my
part, ask that security and vigilance be strengthened to the
utmost, and every effort be made also to step up our
offensive.

LeninChairman, Council of People’s Commissars

[1]Thistelegram is a reply to those sent by N. N. Kuzmin,
Military Commissar of the 6th Army, on April 8, 1919, reporting a
proposal by General Ironside for an exchange of prisoners of war.
Kuzmin asked to be authorised to conduct negotiations.